FabTime Appoints Norbie Lavigne to Advisory Board
Menlo Park, CA. January 14, 2002 - FabTime Inc. today
announced that Mr. Norbert (Norbie) Lavigne has accepted a
position on FabTime’s Advisory Board. Mr. Lavigne has over
25 years of semiconductor industry experience, both
domestic and international. He was plant manager of IBM’s
Burlington fab from 1987 to 1991. During that time, he
successfully introduced 8” wafer processing for the
first time in the Semiconductor Industry. Following this
position, Mr. Lavigne worked for two years as the
Burlington World Trade Executive for IBM in Paris, France.
He is currently retired from IBM (NYSE: IBM), and working
as a consultant for the technology industry.
Said Mr. Lavigne, “I look forward to working with
FabTime, and getting to talk about issues in the industry
that I love. I decided to work with them because I feel
that FabTime has a product that could make a difference
for the industry.”
“Norbie Lavigne brings valuable experience to
FabTime,” said Frank Chance, President of FabTime.
“His background as plant manager for IBM represents
the target customer for our software. His feedback will
help us to sharpen our focus, to make the software more
useful to fab managers who want to improve cycle
time.”
Other members of FabTime’s advisory board include Mr.
Marc O’Brien and Mr. Ken Beller. Mr. O’Brien is former CEO
and founder of WebProject Incorporated, which was acquired
by Novient. He is now a partner in Global Integrated
Ventures. Mr. Beller has over 15 years in global high-tech
management with such companies as Siliconix (NASDAQ: SILI),
TEMIC, a DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX) company, and Etec
Systems, an Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) Company, and
is currently President of Near Bridge, Inc.
About FabTime Inc.
FabTime Inc. is the first company to focus solely on
the challenging problem of cycle time management for
semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities. Unlike
traditional reporting tools, which were designed for
industrial engineers and IT specialists, FabTime’s
software is designed for hands-on use by fab managers.
The company’s website is located at www.FabTime.com. |
